Ory Florals

Samuel and Ashleigh attended Linganore high school together but didn’t know one another. In April of 2016, Ashleigh was out with friends when they ran into another friend who was talking to Samual. “We went out a couple of times but things weren’t really that serious until July when we decided to give the serious dating thing a shot.”

“Sam came home one day and told me he was ready to get married. He didn’t have a ring but he was ready to be my husband. I said, ‘let’s do it!’ A few weeks later, I got home from work and he was waiting for me with a little red box sitting on the coffee table. He got down on one knee and proposed.”

20 guests attended their April ceremony on the portico of Holly Hills Country Club, including four groomsmen and five bridesmaids. “We didn’t set up chairs, we didn’t have an arbor, the columns on the balcony overlooking the golf course and the mountains made for a perfect backdrop. I’m very no frills, so it was perfect.”

“Planning a wedding in three weeks was honestly my favorite part. After the ceremony, everyone came into the main dining room for light Hors D’oeuvres and a wine and beer bar. Then we all headed to a local restaurant where we invited our extended family to help celebrate our wedding day. We ended with a bar crawl in Downtown Frederick.”

Sam is a telecommunications tower climber for MasTech Network Solutions and Ashleigh is an assistant manager at Maxwell’s Kitchen in Downtown Frederick. They currently reside in Sykesville.

Elizabeth and Christopher met through mutual friends at their church in Washington, DC, Grace Meridian Hill Presbyterian in 2014. Christopher proposed on the beach at sunset three years later in Mancora, Peru.

The forecast for the wedding day in August called for thunderstorms. “We had been resigned to the likelihood that we would deal with some rain. However, we lucked out and ended up having a beautiful, sunny, wedding day.”

100 guests were in attendance for their outdoor wedding at Glen Ellen Farm, including four bridesmaids and three groomsmen. “Our ceremony was held by a pond. We decided to write our own vows, which ended up being a great decision–we felt it was an authentic way to celebrate our relationship. Our good friend and mentor, Pastor Chuck Garriott, officiated the ceremony.”

The couple chose a color palette of navy blue and purple for the decor. “We love music and our DJ gave us an opportunity to pick a sample set of songs that reflected our interests and tastes. We also ordered fun temporary tattoos with a picture of us from Etsy and they were such a hit! The vendor hand-sketches the tattoo based on a photograph. It was a silly favor, but it was a lot of fun and people loved it.”

Beth is a visual stylist for Chanel and Chris is an attorney at King & Spalding. They currently reside in Washington, DC.

Olga and Fernando met at a networking event their mutual friend has organized. “We realized that not only we went to the George Mason University and graduated the same semester, we also had quite a few common friends.”

90 guests were in attendance for their June outdoor nuptials at Ceresville Mansion, including five bridesmaids and five groomsmen.

The couple chose a color palette of white, pink and blue for their decor.

The wedding was a blend of cultures. “One of my bridesmaids came all the way from Ukraine to be at my wedding. With the Russian speaking crowd shouting ‘Gorko!’, which means ‘bitter’ and is also a prompt for the newlyweds to kiss, Latin music blasting all night and every single guest unable to sit down for even a second during the party, it was a crazy fun event all of us will never forget.”

Olga wore three separate dresses on her wedding day- one for the ceremony, a second for the first dances, and a third one, “was a fun fringe dress for our salsa partner dance to fire up the dance floor before the party began. Ironically, I was the one with dancing skills and coached my husband to do the routine, even though he’s from Latin America and I’m from Eastern Europe.”

Olga is in finance and Fernando is in consulting. They currently reside in Arlington, Virginia.